# Kudos launches mobile apps for charity retailers

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/12/06/kudos-launches-mobile-apps-for-charity-retailers/
- Published: 2019-12-06T08:00:00+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Stock management and EPOS system provider Kudos Software has launched a toolkit
of four mobile apps for charity retailers to support sales and Retail Gift Aid (
RGA) sign-ups both in and out of store.**

The mobile apps are fully integrated with [Kudos Software](https://www.kudos-software.co.uk)’
s EPOS solution with a central cloud-hosted system providing comprehensive management
reporting and dashboards.

 

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The apps:

 * _Sign-Up_ allows donors to register for RGA electronically via a tablet or phone,
   quickly and easily wherever there is a 4G connection – minimising data entry 
   errors and ensuring GDPR compliance.
 * _POS_ enables sales in-store or at pop-up locations, offering a range of options
   and the benefits of mobile POS. It also aids accurate RGA sign-up and simplifies
   the introduction of additional services such as loyalty schemes, multi-buy promotions
   and lottery tickets.
 * _Barcode_ allows in-store teams to price items more quickly and easily, and provides
   management information in real-time, aiding merchandising decisions and improving
   stock control.
 * _Drive_ streamlines furniture recycling, improving its efficiency and profitability.
   It offers postcode-based planning and driver monitoring via Google Maps, SMS 
   appointment reminders, real-time vehicle tracking and real-time donor sign-up
   while on the road, delivering fuel savings, more appointments per shift and more
   RGA.

SignUp and Drive have already been successfully piloted with Yorkshire Children’s
Centre and Peace Hospice Care, with POS and Barcode being made available to customers
later this month.

Kudos Commercial Director Sarah Dodd said:

> “Our new apps are truly mobile and will be a huge benefit for charity shop managers
> and their volunteers, allowing technology to work for them where they need it –
> keeping their tills clear for all-important purchases, encouraging more donor 
> sign-ups, simplifying in-store processes to get stock on the rails quickly, improving
> efficiencies on-the-road and generating income wherever there’s an opportunity.”

Kudos EPOS systems are installed in charities across the UK including many hospices
and the 150 stores in the Save the Children retail network.